At any City or Town Clerk’s Office in the State and be married anywhere in the State but the record will always remain in the Town in which you filed. The couple must file their intentions together in person at the Clerk’s Office. The current filing fee is $40. Tara M. Ward, Town Clerk is a Justice of the Peace. Please contact her at 508-881-0101 to make an appointment for your special day.

Due to the 2000 Federal Census, changes were made to accommodate an additional precinct. The precincts must be equal; it is based on population. Please remember to fill out your census form each year. It is mailed to each household. Please include all children on the census form.

I don’t want any information from my census form to be distributed to anyone without my prior consent. I actually want it on file with the Town Clerk only.

Town Meeting and Town Elections are held at the Ashland High School, 65 East Union St. Tuesday May 15, 2018 - First Night of the Annual Town Meeting begins at 7:00 PM sharp. Wednesday May 2, 2018 - Annual Town Election on May 15 - Polls open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM.

Yes. M.G.L. Chapter 110 states that anyone doing business under a name other than their own is required to file a DBA (doing business as) certificate in the Town the business is in. If you were incorporated, you would file with the Secretary of State in Boston. Please contact the Building Inspector at 508-881-0100, ext. 641. He must sign off on all business certificates are home-based businesses prior to filing with the Town Clerk.

M.G.L. Chapter 140 Sections 137 and 137A state that you must license a dog. You must license the dog beginning at 6 months of age. Please include an updated rabies certificate and if the dog is spayed/neutered we will need that certificate as well. All paperwork that you submit will be returned with the license. If licensing the dog by mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Currently the fees are $11 for all dogs. License your dogs between the dates of January and February 15, 2009. Remember, if the dog is not licensed by February 15th you will have to pay a late fee of $25 per dog (this is a town bylaw).